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Man Acquitted After 6 Years, Loses Everything
3 Sep
Summary
- Acquitted after six years, Lokesh Kumar found his family gone.
- Court cited incomplete circumstances and doubts in acquittal.
- Losing wife and son, he now faces an empty life.
Lokesh Kumar, 50, walked out of Aligarh district jail on September 1, 2026, after six years of incarceration. He was acquitted of murdering his 12-year-old daughter. However, his release brought no solace, as his wife and son were gone, and his daughter had passed away.
Kumar had been accused in June 2020 after his daughter went missing, and her body was later recovered. The prosecution presented CCTV footage and alleged evidence like a hammer and a shirt. However, the court found the chain of circumstances incomplete and raised serious doubts.
The Aligarh court acquitted Kumar, granting him the benefit of the doubt. Crucial evidence, like CCTV footage, lacked the required certificate under the Evidence Act, and there were no eyewitnesses to the crime scene. His lawyer noted that an innocent father was wrongly imprisoned, emphasizing the profound personal toll.
